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Brain injury can be sudden and devastating for an individual and those around them.

We provide a comprehensive range of bespoke cognitive rehabilitation sessions at Headway House, individual visits at home, support and information for the person with a brain injury, their family, carers and friends.

Our Specialist Support Workers offer one-to-one support to develop new strategies with the individual to enable them to develop and relearn their lost skills.

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David's Story

In 2010 David, aged 21, sustained a head injury when hit by a lorry in Kent. Soon after the accident David became homeless and was sofa surfing, this was due to physical injuries, cognitive deficits and behaviour changes making it difficult to support himself. However, with support from his gran and his friends he re-learned the basics such as reading and writing and started his recovery journey. With great determination he also relearnt to draw from scratch, something which is a great passion of his.

Jim's Story

Headway helped me write my CV and brush up on interview skills. With monthly visits from the community support team at Headway, I am able to get invaluable support with my career progression, they helped me work through an OU degree and help me understand all of the letters and forms about my benefits.

Lucy's Story

After nine months of being in hospital, I was discharged and well enough to live with my mother, but I still had not fully recovered and so I attended Headway Surrey, based in Guildford twice a week. Headway was brilliant; they provided activities to help relearn old and new skills, my social circle improved. It was nice to meet people of all ages who had some kind of brain injury.

Support and Services

We always do our best to support others affected by brain injury - families, carers and friends - and we spend a lot of time trying to ensure that the public, at large, are aware of the issues affecting those with brain injury and their family around them.

The Headway Brain Injury Identity Card is designed to help the genreal public and police to more easily identify brain injury survivors and ensure that they receive an appropriate response and support.

The card can also provide brain injury survivors with added confidence in everyday social scenarios.

Each card is personalised, helping the card holder to explain the effects of their brain injury and request any support they may need.